It had to be said, although Nian Jiaojiao didn't agree with some of the female lead's actions, she was still the female lead after all.
At critical moments, her intelligence and logic were still intact.
Fang Fang, standing beside her, couldn't understand. She anxiously said to Nian Zhenzhen,
“No, what do you mean? We can’t trouble Nian Dabao anymore? Zhenzhen, you have to help me, I’m your best sister!”
Fang Fang shook Nian Zhenzhen’s arm. At this moment, Nian Zhenzhen was also in a dilemma. Her gaze towards Nian Jiaojiao was full of confusion.
How did she know about the Great Yue Law?
She had just reminded herself? Could it be that she knew it better than I did?
No, no!
Nian Zhenzhen found it a little amusing.
How could a thug who couldn't recognize a single character know the law?
Perhaps she had just heard someone mention this article, which was why she remembered it.
Thinking this, Nian Zhenzhen felt inexplicably relieved.
Nian Zhenzhen was lost in thought and didn't respond to Fang Fang in time. Although Fang Fang didn't say anything, she started to feel uncomfortable.
Was she truly helping her?
Best sister?
If it came down to it, Nian Dabao was her own sister!
It was possible that she was secretly trying to help Nian Dabao!
There are such people in the world who blame everything on others when things don't go their way.
Nian Zhenzhen didn’t know that her “good sister” was already suspecting her. She was carefully choosing her words, trying to figure out how to persuade Fang Fang to give up on a lawsuit she couldn't win.
Just then, Mother Nian finally arrived at the scene. As soon as she reached the back of the crowd, she heard Fang Fang’s words. She approached the crowd and said loudly,
“Who is your sister? When did I have a daughter as old as you?!”
The villagers made way.
Mother Nian strode between her two daughters and first sternly addressed them,
“What are you doing? What are you doing? Your conflicts have spilled out in front of everyone!”
Nian Jiaojiao and Nian Zhenzhen remained silent.
Mother Nian continued,
“No matter how your relationship is, blood is thicker than water. Even if bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. What do you think you are doing to the Nian family? And to me, your mother?”
Nian Jiaojiao looked up at the sky, while the female lead looked down at the ground.
Being reprimanded by their mother in front of everyone, both of them could only let Mother Nian vent her anger.
Seeing that her daughters were uncharacteristically not arguing with her, Mother Nian felt a little better. She then said to Nian Zhenzhen,
“Zhenzhen, how could you help an outsider sue your sister? Even if your sister was in the wrong this time, you shouldn’t have done this!”
Nian Zhenzhen felt indignant.
She knew Mother Nian was biased towards Nian Dabao!
In reality, Nian Zhenzhen had misunderstood Mother Nian. In this matter, Nian Zhenzhen was definitely not in a favorable position.
Not to mention that Nian Jiaojiao was the top scholar this time and had gained the favor of the county magistrate during her last meal with him. Her mother had been present then.
Therefore, asking Nian Zhenzhen not to get involved was more for her own good.
After lecturing Nian Zhenzhen, Mother Nian said in a chiding tone,
“You child, you just don’t know how to refuse people. If Bai Qingqing wanted a ride, why did you bother with him? You should have just let him travel alone in the wilderness. It wouldn’t matter what danger he encountered!”
Nian Jiaojiao nodded in acceptance,
“Mother’s reprimand is correct. I will never help others again in the future.”
The mother and daughter’s exchanges amused the villagers, who burst into laughter.
Even though Fang Fang was slow-witted, she knew that Mother Nian was mocking her.
However, out of respect for Mother Nian’s status, she hesitated to say anything back.
After all, most of her family’s land was rented from Mother Nian.
If she really angered Mother Nian, and they didn’t rent out the land, where else would they find such cheap and good land to rent?
By then, her own mother would surely break her legs!
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Mother Nian finally showed a satisfied expression.
“Alright, alright, the matter is resolved. Everyone go home, stop watching the excitement! Doesn’t everyone have things to do at home?”
Hearing Mother Nian’s words, the villagers also felt that they had seen enough of the excitement and naturally dispersed.
…
Shanshui Town.
Rong Wan Alley.
After a few days of hard work by the men, Nian Jiaojiao finally moved into her new home, which also greatly facilitated her commute to school.
Evening.
The sunset glow, usually tinged with orange, was replaced by a sudden darkening of the sky today.
A strong wind blew against the direction of her movement, creating great resistance for Nian Jiaojiao as she walked forward.
Her scholar’s robe fluttered, and objects on the street were blown askew. Nian Jiaojiao smiled wryly.
This darn weather!
How could it change so suddenly?
After cursing a few times, Nian Jiaojiao could only continue to move forward with difficulty.
Fortunately, she lived closer now. In a short while, she arrived at her doorstep. As she approached the courtyard, she suddenly felt something falling from the sky, landing on her nose.
Nian Jiaojiao looked up at the sky.
She saw snowflakes dancing like spirits in the darkness. Nian Jiaojiao extended her hands, gazing at the snowflakes in the sky, lost in thought.
It’s the first snow…
The snowflakes carried Nian Jiaojiao’s memories back to her past life.
She had a first love named Zhai An.
Zhai An was her high school classmate. They sat together, and in the year of graduation, the young man confessed to the young lady, and the young lady agreed.
Although the young lady was an orphan and didn’t believe in love, if it was him, she was willing to believe once.
They applied to the same university, but their relationship began to show cracks after only two years.
She still remembered the most frequent things the boy said to her:
“Jiaojiao, you’re too boring…”
“Jiaojiao, aren’t you bored?”
“Jiaojiao, we’re in college, you don’t have to study so hard…”
At some point, even these complaints disappeared, replaced by another girl constantly by his side, laughing and playing with him.
Finally, one day.
“Jiaojiao, let’s break up. I’m not worthy of you.”
Heh, what a good excuse.
Both of them knew the real reason…
So, she shouldn’t have started in the first place.
She was destined to be unlucky. From birth, she had caused the death of her parents. Her relatives didn’t want her and sent her to an orphanage. The children in the orphanage didn’t like her either.
Therefore, she could only study, and later became someone who only knew how to study.
A deep sadness appeared in Nian Jiaojiao’s eyes.
“Wife!”
A deep male voice pulled Nian Jiaojiao back from her thoughts. Nian Jiaojiao looked over.
She saw Xuan Yi striding towards her. He took the bamboo basket from her shoulder and said,
“Let’s go in. Standing in the snow will make you catch a cold more easily.”
Nian Jiaojiao nodded, shivered, and hurried into the house.
Xuan Yi looked at Nian Jiaojiao’s retreating back, feeling a little confused.
If he wasn’t mistaken, he had clearly seen loneliness in his wife’s eyes, as if she had been abandoned by the entire world.
For some reason, at that moment, he felt as if his wife’s soul was about to fly out and soar into the distance.
That’s why he called out to her with a sense of panic.